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Kōrero: Germans

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

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Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland,
    1918

The German farmer Julius Geissler has depicted himself writing on a kauri tree which, his inscription says, was 30 feet in circumference.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Julius Geissler

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

James N. Bade, Germans – First arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/1130/julius-geisslers-farm-warkworth-north-auckland-1918 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā James N. Bade, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.